RANCHI: An Army jawan was arrested in Ranchi, Jharkhand, for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman while on duty, officials said on Saturday.The incident occurred on Thursday around 5:30 pm at Tatisilwai Railway Station, where the woman was waiting to board a train to Ranchi. The 42-year-old jawan reportedly took her to an empty train coach and allegedly committed the assault, the official added.“The Army personnel was on duty guarding a defence logistics train. He was reportedly in an inebriated state when he committed the crime,” the Railway Protection Force (RPF) official said.The accused jawan, a resident of the Sarha police station area in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, was posted with the 42 Medium Regiment in Patiala, Punjab, officials said.After the woman’s cries for help, bystanders at the railway station raised an alarm, prompting Railway police to rush to the scene. The jawan attempted to flee but was apprehended, sustaining injuries in the process.An FIR has been registered based on the victim’s statement. On Friday, he was produced before a court, which sent him to judicial custody.(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)(With agency inputs)
